Truancy

Truancy.
Truancy is usually defined as an intentional unauthorized absence from compulsory schooling.A bit of that, it also define as a status offense – an act that is a crime due to the young age of the actor,-but would be legal for someone older~.

For me, and even the others the truancy stem from three realms: school, family and community and personal psychological characteristic.

First,School.
1.Lack of effective and consistently applied attendance policies.
2.Poor record-keeping, making truancy difficult to spot.
3.Push-out policies, for example, suspension as a punishment for truancy.
4.Parents/guardians not notified of absences.
5.Teacher characteristics, such as lack of respect for students and neglect of diverse student needs.
6.Unwelcoming atmosphere, for example, an unattractive facility or one with chronic maintenance problems.
7.Unsafe environment, for example, a school with ineffective discipline policies where bullying is tolerated.
8.Inadequate identification of special education needs, leading some students to feel overwhelmed and frustrated with their inability to succeed.

Second and third,Family and Community
1.Family health or financial concerns that pressure the student to care for family members or work during school hours.
2.Child is a victim of abuse or neglect.
3.Pressures arising from teen pregnancy or parenting.
4.Safety issues such as violence near home or between home and school.
5.Parental alcoholism or drug abuse.
6.Negative role models, such as peers who are truant or delinquent.
7.Parents/guardians who do not value education and are complicit in student’s absences
8.Personal Psychological Characteristic
9.Poor academic performance, sometimes due to special education needs, and a resulting lack of self-esteem.
10.Unmet mental health needs.
11.Alcohol and drug use and abuse.
12.Lack of vision of education as a means to achieve goals.

What are the negative impacts of truancy?
To Truants.
1.Antisocial behavior
2.Boredom and disaffection
3.Escaping daily bullying.

Even to the government.
1.High school dropouts claim more in government-funded social services expenditures than high school graduates.
2.Resulting in a critical amount of unemployed people.
3.Parent and local low involvement

So, how do we countermeasure it?
1.Students face sanctions for truancy
2.Establish prevention programs
3.Incentives creation.
4.Parent/guardian involvement or whole family involvement.
5.A continuum of supports, including meaningful incentives for good attendance and consequences for poor attendance.
6.Collaboration among community actors such as law enforcement, mental health workers, mentors, and social service providers, in addition to educators.
7.Concrete and measurable goals for program performance and student performance. Good record keeping and on-going evaluation of progress toward those goals

Is this will happen if bully didnt be tolerated properly?
Yes, because schools fail to deal with bullying thus making the victims frightened to attend to school.

How do the parents play the role?
1.Support the student
2.Help the school to put things right.
3.Encourage the student to attend school.
4.Educate them about the negative impact of truancy.

Huhu! done. It's not that i did this without a purpose. Yes, there is a purpose. I'm just filling my time as a truant~

till the next time.